Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zicatela today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 1AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 423 | 392 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 528 | 528 | 635 | 775 | 920 | 930 | 930 | 901 | 671 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:44PM0.77m | 8:18AM1.00m | 8:24PM0.73m | 9:01AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.20m | 1:37AM0.13m | 2:41PM0.24m | 2:15AM0.17m | 3:25PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 299 | 299 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 392 | 379 | 202 | 199 | 528 | 528 | 635 | 775 | 920 | 930 | 930 | 901 | 671 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 455 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 423 | 209 | 209 | 375 | 375 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 140 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 38 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 222 | 300 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 33 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 625 | 192 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 481 | 392 | 592 | 53 |
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